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COMPMED 107/207. Comparative Neuroanatomy—(Graduate students register for 207.) Functional organization and evolution of the vertebrate nervous system. Topics include paleoneurology, cladistic analysis, allometry, mosaic versus concerted evolution, and evolution of brain region structure, connectivity, and neurons. Comparisons between structure and function of vertebrate forebrains including hippocampi. Evolution of the primate visual and sensorimotor central nervous system as related to vocalization, socialization, and intelligence.
4 units, not given this year
COMPMED 299. Directed Reading in Comparative Medicine— Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
1-18 units, Aut, Win, Spr, Sum (Staff)
COMPMED 399. Graduate Research—Investigations sponsored by individual faculty members.Opportunities are available in comparative medicine and pathology, immuno-histochemistry, electron microscopy, molecular genetics, quantitative morphometry, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the hippocampus, pathogenesis of intestinal infections, immunopathology, biology of laboratory rodents, anesthesiology of laboratory animals, gene therapy of animal models of neurodegenerative diseases, and development and characterization of transgenic animal models. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
1-18 units, Aut, Win, Spr, Sum (Staff)
